I've been building wheels since God was a boy What's a good modern wheel building book? I'm probably not the right person to be saying this I think if you have a lot of experience, you should be able to figure out more modern stuff pretty easily. Boy I wish I'd had this book when I started to build my own wheels! My pocket Bible was "Building Bicycle Wheels" by Robert Wright, which though an interesting read and capable of getting a beginner going was a bit basic and had a rather odd lacing procedure which I used for years 'till I figured out a better alternative Roger Musson's book on the other hand is more informative and up to date.
It gives a clear explanation of how to build wheels, going into the complexity of crossing patterns, spoke drillings and rim choice without trying to blind with science. The illustrations are very clear and include instructions on how to build a perfectly adequate wheel jig.
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Australian Cycling Forums Skip to content. Australian Cycling Forums on Strava. Roger Musson pdf copy? Building wheels - Road and Mountain Bike. Truing and repairing wheels. Professional Guide to Wheel Building. Help your community and rate it. Tap a star to rate. A very clear and no nonsense book. Unlike some "experts", Roger assumes that you are bright enough to follow his logic His generous explanations on tools and building techniques have already saved me way more than the book price.
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Post by hockinsk on Sun Nov 30, pm. The wide availability of inexpensive, well-built replacement wheels has reduced the need for wheelbuilding in retail bike shops. Nevertheless, there are still times when custom-built or rebuilt wheels are needed, especially in the case of higher-end bikes that have expensive hubs that are too good to throw away.
Also, the combination of hub and rim that you want may not be available off the shelf: commonly, for example, if you would like to use an internal-gear hub. Plus, detailed plans and descriptions to make the now famous wooden truing stand and dishing tool, exactly like I use.
Buy the book and if you don't like it - any reason whatsoever - simply contact me within 60 days, and I'll refund your money in full. So which answer do you go with?
Which one is correct? This book contains all the wheelbulding information you'll ever need. When you've finished reading, you'll know as much as I do - and you'll have mastered that knowledge in a fraction of the time. New additions are created in response to feedback and questions.
The current edition has been out a few years and is well received, and questions and comments are low yes it does sell very well, plenty of people are using it. The concepts of building a wheel are the same for all wheels, which means the skills you learn can be applied to any other type of wheel.
I've made a few of the inputs free format so that it's more able to cater for whatever turns up in the future. Please note, the spoke calculator is different to the one described in the current book. Please read the calculator help page, because the method of spoke rounding has changed. Hi, I'm Roger Musson , I mastered my craft through building and maintaining precision wheels for myself, and then as a highly respected professional wheel builder at Wheelpro.
As a sponsor of professional bike teams, I've spent years at the sharp end of competitive cycling - out in the field. Rain or shine, I've watched as my wheels were pounded hard by professional racers, studied how they've performed against other people's wheels; gained an unrivalled reputation for building and repairing crash damage and providing total support.
I've run wheel-building courses and been invited to deliver wheel-building demonstrations at cycle shows by component manufacturers. I've built so many wheels and evaluated so many wheel components and building techniques that I've stopped counting.
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